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Cantonment Wilkinson-Ville IL148 |
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 Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz
CANTONMENT
WILKINSON-VILLE
On the Ohio River three miles south of here Cantonment Wilkinson-Ville, named for Gen. James Wilkinson, was established by Lt.Col. David Strong in 1797 as a Post of the United States Army. It was garrisoned until 1804. Here are buried Colonel Strong and scores of soldiers who died on duty.
Erected by the State of Illinois, 1935.
IL-37 (Ohio River Scenic Byway), S. side of rd., Grand Chain, Pulaski County Illinois
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